Drag racers have been zipping down quarter-mile tracks since the sport was born. Here's how they decided on that distance and why it was changed.

Brittany Force was not able to pull off the win in the Top Fuel class at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Kent, Wash., on Sunday, but she left the race weekend with a new title—Fastest Person in NHRA ...

In the '60s, the muscle car era was in full swing, bringing huge power to everyday models, meaning you didn't need a second specially-prepared race car for a trip to the drag strip on the weekend.

Dom Toretto may live his life a quarter mile at a time, but you know who doesn't? Drivers in the NHRA's Top Fuel and Funny Car classes. Organized drag racing has been around since at least the late ...